Stocks Turn Choppy Into the Weekend, Oil Retreats: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — Trading in equities turned choppy heading into the weekend, while oil prices retreated as investors weighed efforts by the US and Israel to ease concerns over the Iran war.
Stocks Pare Losses as Oil Eases on Hormuz Hopes: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — Volatility eased across asset classes as oil’s early surge petered out, with stocks and bonds bouncing from session lows after Israel said it’s helping the US open the vital Strait of Hormuz.
SNB Takes ‘Holistic’ View on Franc’s Appreciation, Schlegel Says
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(Bloomberg) — The Swiss National Bank uses a whole range of indicators to judge whether the franc has strengthened too far, according to President Martin Schlegel.
SNB Restates Increased Resolve on Franc as Rate Held at Zero
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(Bloomberg) — The Swiss National Bank restated its heightened readiness to sell the franc as officials held back again from the more drastic step of cutting borrowing costs into negative territory.
Watch Exports Bounced Back in February Before War in Middle East
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(Bloomberg) — Swiss watch exports returned to growth last month as US demand continued an uneven recovery from the fallout over trade tariffs.
Hearing-Aid Stocks Face Uncertain Road After Game-Changing Deal
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(Bloomberg) — A potentially game-changing deal in the hearing-aid industry is poised to increase pressure on some of Europe’s worst-performing health care shares.
Stocks and Bonds Drop as War Spurs Oil, Fed Holds: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — Wall Street remained on edge as an oil surge drove stocks and bonds lower, while Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said uncertainty about the war’s impact on inflation made future rate policy harder to forecast.
SNB Is About to Reveal Its Resolve on Franc Strength
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(Bloomberg) — The Swiss National Bank’s determination to cap gains in the franc will draw the spotlight in a decision that is likely to avoid the more drastic option of negative borrowing costs.
Stocks Stage Cautious Advance as Oil Tops $96: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — Wall Street staged a cautious advance, with stocks rising as traders tried to look through the potential implications of higher oil prices to inflation as the war in Iran showed no signs of abating.
UBS Urges Weaker Capital Reforms as Swiss Decision Nears
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(Bloomberg) — UBS Group AG is still seeking to convince the Swiss government to water down its plans for fresh capital requirements on the lender as a decision on the matter is expected soon.
SNB President Martin Schlegel’s Salary Is Now $1.2 Million
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(Bloomberg) — Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel received a salary of 986,200 Swiss francs ($1.2 million) in 2025, ensuring he remains one of the world’s best-paid central bank chiefs.
SNB Refrained From FX Interventions After No-Manipulation Pledge
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(Bloomberg) — The Swiss National Bank largely kept out of currency markets in the final three months of 2025, avoiding interventions after it promised to the US not to steer the franc for an economic advantage.
Swiss Population Cap Has 45% Support Despite Government Pushback
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(Bloomberg) — A plan by Switzerland’s right-wing People’s Party to cap the country’s population at 10 million still has strong support from the public despite repeated pushback by politicians and business leaders against such a move.
Oil Declines, Giving Stocks and Bonds a Boost: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — A slide in oil prices lifted stocks and bonds on hopes that more tankers will be able to traverse the Strait of Hormuz, with signals that rich nations could release more stockpiles also helping sentiment.
Stress Test on SRTs Could Help Shed Light on Risks, BIS Says
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(Bloomberg) — Financial watchdogs should consider including synthetic risk transfers in system-wide stress tests to better assess potential risks from the instruments, according to a paper published by the Bank for International Settlements.
Swiss Leaders Urge Rejection of 10 Million Population Cap
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(Bloomberg) — Switzerland’s government urged voters to reject a proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million people, warning that the measure risks harming prosperity, security and ties with the European Union.
Trump’s War Jolts Global Central Banks From Fed to ECB to BOJ
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(Bloomberg) — Central banks from Washington to London to Jakarta are about to make their first assessments of economic damage after more than two weeks of conflict between the US and Iran.
Central Banks Confront Fresh Inflation Threat as War Jolts Oil
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(Bloomberg) — The world’s top central banks convene this week facing a renewed inflation threat from the war in Iran and the possibility that they’ll be forced to delay interest-rate cuts and in some cases consider hikes.
Switzerland Bars US Overflights Linked to Combat in Iran War
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(Bloomberg) — Switzerland closed its airspace for US military flights directly linked to the Iran war, citing its tradition of neutrality in armed conflicts.
Selecta, Majority Lenders Ask Judge to Toss Antitrust Suit
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(Bloomberg) — Selecta Group BV and a group of its bondholders asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing them of violating US antitrust laws as creditors made a pact among themselves to negotiate a deal with the Swiss vending machine company that favored them over others.
